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Quantity supplied

What quantity supplied means in economics, with an example and a question to test yourself.

Definition
Quantity supplied
Quantity supplied is the amount offered at one particular price, a single point on the supply curve.
Not to be confused with: Supply
Supply is the amount of a good or service a producer is willing to supply at each price.
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